Yeah! Finally an nforce 420D MicroATX Format !!

[Ziptar]

Abit NV7M Can't wait until these hit the shelves... I can finally finish my LAN Box... I am a Little confused about the audio spec though... It says it has the nforce MCP and an AC97 Codec on it... Is that normal???

 

[AkumaBao]

Nice find. Yeah, I have a couple mATX cases to fill. Yeah, that audio doesn't sound quite promising.

 

[RDP]

The AC97 compressor/decompressor (CODEC) is for compatibility, not a description of the quality of the sound. The board will have NForce quality sound, which, right now, is a little buggy. I'm curious to see NVidia's new driver set when it is released. I'm pretty sure all onboard audio of any chip is AC97, and, for all I know, sound cards use this standard, as well. Anyone more informed?

 

[gsiener]

Yeah I've been waiting a while for one of these. I already have a BP6 from back in the day, I hope that Abit makes a good bios for this board.
The chipset used is the "420-D"which means it's the dolby digital version. Doesn't make any sense to have to pay more for that chip and then not use it, although I suppose that's what they do with the lan on the mcp.

When is this board coming out?

 

[Ziptar]

Dunno... Haven't been ablr to find any dates... January I would guess.....

 

[geek167]

Yea. January is what Abit told me. Just so you know. The board is planned to be OEM so don't expect any pretty box or extra stuff in the box.

 

[gsiener]

One bad thing I just realized about this board: look at the placement of the usb ports. They come after the parallel ports which could be annoying for people (eg me) that have cases without removable faceplates.

 

[Mister T]

anyone know how much the board will cost?
And any recommendations on a micro-atx case?

 

[Mister T]

anyone?

 

[Killrose]

These are ok if your not a serious gammer. I still want something better than an MX. Newer games demand it.

 

[Athlon4all]

Anybody notice that there's only 2 DIMM's? I'm glad to see somebody taking this route because it will help to allieviate confusion about which DIMM slot is the Bad one.

 

[WizardofOgg]

Here's a link to some info on a microATX nForce board from MSI,
found this on the nForce Forum at MSI. Thread was about some
guy who thought he had bought a MSI K7N420 Pro but was actually
shipped one of these and his confusion upon its receipt!!!


MSI nForce microATX

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